"STEWARDSHIP: AGENTS OF CHANGE"

"Tears From the Earth"

a poem by Duane Marchand

BEFORE READING:

Duane Marchand is a writer from British Columbia who expresses his concern for the environment in this poem. He is an Okanagan from the Vernon Reserve in B.C. He is a former student of the En'owkin International School of Writing and a reporter for the Senklip News for the Okanagan Indian Band. His writing has also appeared in the Province Newspaper and Kahtou both located in Vancouver, B. C.

What do you know about the pollution of surface and ground water? What are major causes of this pollution? What are the consequences of this pollution? What is being done to stop this pollution?

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